Example sentences of "[been] made for the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 For many years now , legal provision has been made for the importation of workers for the harvesting of fruit and vegetables , there being very specific acknowledgement that this is something native-born Americans can not be persuaded in the necessary numbers to do .
2 An expatriate Iranian satirist , Hadi Khorsandi , later claimed in fun to have had the ear of Rafsanjani , who told him that his discussions with McFarlane ‘ were meant only for him to practise the English language … all the contacts he had had with Americans over the past year had been made for the purpose of learning irregular verbs . ’
3 Notes : Adjustments to the figures have been made for the purpose of comparison where appropriate .
4 It was held both by Avory J. and the Court of Appeal that the payment in terms of the unlawful condition was not voluntary having been made for the purpose of obtaining the licence and could therefore be recovered as in Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 .
5 A planning application has been made for the building of a petrol station in the midst of a residential area in my constituency .
6 We were told that although up to this point no account had been made for the effects of new policies , the counties were at liberty to estimate the effects of new policies — either theirs or the Government 's via planning policy guidance and the work of development agencies , TECs etc .
7 If you look , for example , at the case that has been made for the protection of the rainforest , you will find that it is peppered with every conceivable argument .
8 If rigorous logic had been followed , no payment at all would have been made for the transfer of development value to the state but this as the Uthwatt Committee had pointed out , would have resulted in considerable hardship in individual cases .
9 It 's understood several offers have been made for the remainder of the lease but none has so far been accepted .
10 Since the beginning of the war demands had been made for the internment of naturalized aliens , and a spy mania developed .
11 Two custom-built stairways have also been made for the rear of the seat scaffolding to allow access for the 546 people who will see the performance .
12 Somerset won the toss and batted , but within 1¾ hours they were bowled out for 88 — this after 60 had been made for the loss of only one wicket .
13 The gesture may have been made for the sake of appearances : after all , how could a minister be without Christian charity ?
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